Leader of Learning – Integrated Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment – Lisa Romberg
OLM and ACU Collaboration Australian Catholic University
Exciting opportunity to take part in a joint OLM and ACU Collaboration Australian Catholic University – Invitation to all Year 7 and 8 students
Our Lady of Mercy Burraneer is pleased to collaborate with researchers from the Australian Catholic University (ACU) on an important study exploring vocabulary and student learning. By hosting this research, Our Lady of Mercy Burraneer is playing an active role in shaping the future of literacy education in Australian secondary schools, and we are delighted to be partnering with one of the country’s leading research teams.
Benefit for students is a boost to vocabulary: In this study, students will be taught 16 new curriculum specific words and definitions.
ICAS Tests
Our Lady of Mercy Catholic College is pleased to invite students to participate in the ICAS AssessmentsTM in Term 3 this year.
ICAS is designed to target students’ higher-order thinking and problem-solving skills in English, Science and we have recently added Mathematics. Each assessment celebrates students’ accomplishments by providing opportunities for recognition and development. Every student will receive a printed certificate and an online results report. Top performers will be eligible for medals and are invited to attend special award ceremonies to have their academic excellence publicly recognised.
We encourage you to consider entering your daughter into ICAS this year. The opportunity to sit ICAS assessments at OLM will continue to be optional, and students may sit one or all of the assessments on offer at OLM. The assessments are suitable for students wishing to extend themselves academically and take up the personal challenge of competing in an international assessment that has been running for 40 years. Your daughter will be presented with high-quality, expert-developed questions, allowing them to apply their learning without the need for prior study or revision.
2026 Participation – Parent payment system
Our school has signed up for the ICAS Assessments parent payment system (PPS) for all assessments. Through this system parents can pay for ICAS directly online while tests will still be held at our school.
Please use the following details to register and pay for your daughter no later than Friday, 25 July (Term 3 Week 1).
Access details for parents
OLM parent page link is: https://shop.icasassessments.com/pages/parent-payment/GFC685
OLM school access code is: GFC685
Lisa Romberg, Leader of Learning – Integrated Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment